Job Title: Technology Senior Design Engineer
Location: Birmingham or Basingstoke where you will be based out of our either office with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites
Business area: Highways
Contract: Permanent, Fulltime
Salary: £38k – £45k + Company Car + 26 days holiday plus bank holiday + Benefits
Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.
We are Kier, one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Strategic and Local Highways.
We are now recruiting for a Technology Senior Design Engineer to join our Highways team in Birmingham or Basingstoke to act as a trusted advisor and advocate to the business in respects to engineering and design solutions, highlighting possible efficiency and innovations to analyse problems and develop workable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
The overall purpose of the role is to lead the development of engineering & design solutions for a wide array of ITS projects to be delivered for several different clients, following a defined governance, assurances frameworks, processes and procedures in a timely manner to facilitate a right first-time approach. Issues shall be proactively highlighted to the Engineering Assurance Manager. The Senior Engineer with their team shall also fully assess all project life cycle stages, including feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design through to implementation and commissioning, supporting the development of a balanced set of requirements which is compatible with the overall level of risk and budget. Identify and delegate scheme specific work and tasks to the project team to maximise efficient and appropriate staff levels throughout the design lifecycle, providing day to day supervision and monitoring
What do we need from you?
- Degree or equivalent qualification within a technology bias engineering discipline e.g. communications, electronic/electrical engineering
- Industry knowledge, experience and understanding essential; specifically relating to highways technology infrastructure and National Highways
- Proven track record of successful service delivery, operational, design, and delivery of highways technology infrastructure projects; with knowledge of operational maintenance, construction and site experience being key
- Effective and confident communication, professional in approach and presentation, with the ability to build relationships and interact well with business and client stakeholders at all levels
- Possession of multiple practical skillsets across the HE technology and infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of ITS, IoT, Telco, and IP technologies and their applications against the services Kier Services | Highways supplies
- Full UK Driving licence and ability to travel / overnight stays when required
At Kier, we’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier’s Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
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Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 28th June 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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